I have been receiving these email alerts from American Airlines since my last trip to Florida to see my dad. Sometimes you can get great deals on flights, but of course they need to fall in the time frame that you are traveling. Most deals are for middle of the week which isn’t exactly what most people desire. With some patience and flexibility in planning you might be able to save yourself a ton of money. Check the airlines that you would like to travel on and sign up for their alerts. Some of the travel sites like Travelocity and Cheaptickets will also net some good results.

Check with your airline of choice and sign up for their alerts to get the deals for your preferred carrier.

ScanSnap Scanner S510
I purchased the SnapScan S510 Scanner  about 2 weeks ago and it is great. So far I have scanned in 30000+ pages of text into the pdf file format. The scanner software allows all of the text to be searchable. So, if I need an invoice from March 2008 I can search on that and up comes all documents related to that date. I have emptied out one filing cabinet and I plan on emptying 5 more. 10000 pages of text has taken about 500 megs of space which isn’t much at all if you think about it. The scanner does jam once in a while, but it is easy to clear and it allows you to pickup where you left off. I would recommend getting one of these scanners if you have a ton of paperwork which you need to have access to without all the storage hassles.

This year we celebrate Tax Freedom Day on Wednesday, April 23. That’s the day we stop working for the state, local and federal government and start working for ourselves. For average workers, all of our earnings for the first 113 days of the year go to pay federal, state and local taxes.